Construction of Manaus World Cup stadium in Brazil halted following deaths – video

Workers building the overdue Arena da Amazônia in Manaus, Brazil, have gone on strike following the deaths of two workers last week. Work was suspended last week after a worker fell 35 metres to his death after his safety cable snapped, while another worker suffered a heart attack on Saturday, which his family claims was stress-related. The builders' union says safety conditions at the World Cup stadium site are appaling and the lives of workers are being placed at risk in the haste to complete construction. The stadium was originally scheduled to be finished by the end of the year. Here, footage from outside the stadium while work was in progress shows the some of the conditions